Name: Star Time by James Brown
Brand: James Brown
SKU: 042284910828
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Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 4

When the four-disc Star Time box was released in 1991, James Brown's catalog sorely needed an overhaul; much of it was out of print, and what was available was hardly befitting of his magnitude. Star Time got everything right: it put Brown's hugely influential career into striking perspective, helping to complete his critical renaissance, and the richness of its music set a standard for box sets in general. It was no easy task to balance Brown's lengthy, multi-part funk workouts with the need to include all of his most significant tracks, and the compilers did an excellent job in deciding when and when not to truncate ("Cold Sweat," for example, must be heard in its entirety). There's nothing from Live at the Apollo (which should be experienced start to finish), and his last hurrah on the pop charts, "Living in America," is missing, but these 71 tracks cover all the other high points, and make an eloquent case for Brown as the greatest R&B artist of all time. Disc One covers Brown's early R&B years, when his pleading intensity helped lay the groundwork for soul music. Disc Two, however, is where his genius truly crystallizes -- it basically chronicles the birth of funk, as Brown gradually discards song structure in favor of working hard grooves; it also offers a picture of Brown's emergence as a bandleader and spokesman for black pride. Disc Three features Brown's hardest funk, including his much-revered material with the Bootsy Collins band. Disc Four traces Brown's later creative decline, yet he duplicated his former glories often enough to make this disc a surprisingly solid listen; plus, his massive impact on hip-hop is underlined on the last track, the Afrika Bambaataa duet "Unity." Star Time paved the way for several other excellent compilations which highlighted different parts of Brown's vast legacy, but as the definitive retrospective of one of the most important musicians of the 20th century (black or otherwise), it has yet to be equaled. ~ Steve Huey

Volume 1

1. Please, Please, Please

by James Brown, The Famous Flames

Primary Artist: James Brown & The Famous Flames; Main Performer
Composer: James Brown
Johnny Terry; Composer
Author: Johnny Terry
James Brown; Production
Producer: Ralph Bass; Production
Music Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc.; Other

2. Why Do You Do Me

by James Brown, The Famous Flames

Primary Artist: James Brown & The Famous Flames; Main Performer
Composer: Bobby Byrd
Sylvester Keels; Composer
Author: Bobby Byrd
Sylvester Keels; Production
Producer: Andy Gibson; Production
Music Publisher: Trio Music Publ. Co. Inc.
Fort Knox Music Co.; Other

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Star Time

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Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 4

Volume 1

1. Please, Please, Please

2. Why Do You Do Me

3. Try Me

4. Tell Me What I Did Wrong

5. Bewildered

6. Good Good Lovin'

7. I'll Go Crazy

8. I Know It's True

10. Think

11. Baby You're Right

12. Lost Someone

13. Night Train

14. I've Got Money

15. I Don't Mind

16. Prisoner Of Love

17. Devil's Den

18. Out Of The Blue

19. Out Of Sight

20. Grits

21. Maybe The Last Time

22. It's A Man's World

23. I Got You (I Feel Good)

24. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag

9. (Do The) Mashed Potatoes Part 1

Volume 2

1. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag

2. I Got You (I Feel Good)

3. Ain't That A Groove

4. It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World

5. Money Won't Change You

6. Don't Be A Dropout

7. Bring It Up (Hipsters Avenue)

8. Let Yourself Go

9. Cold Sweat

10. Get It Together

11. I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me), Pt. 1

12. I Got The Feelin'

13. Licking Stick - Licking Stick

14. Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud

15. There Was A Time

16. Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose

17. I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I'll Get It Myself)

Volume 3

1. Mother Popcorn

2. Funky Drummer

3. Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine

4. Super Bad

5. Talkin' Loud And Sayin' Nothing

6. Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved

7. Soul Power (Parts 1 & 2)

8. Medley: Brother Rapp/Ain't It Funky Now

9. Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants)

10. I'm A Greedy Man

11. Make It Funky

12. Intro/ It's A New Day (So Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn)

13. I Got Ants In My Pants

14. King Heroin

Volume 4

1. There It Is

2. Public Enemy #1

3. Get On The Good Foot

4. I Got A Bag Of My Own

5. Doing It To Death

6. The Payback

7. Papa Don't Take No Mess

8. Stoned To The Bone - Part 1

9. My Thang

10. Funky President (People It's Bad)

11. Hot (I Need To Be Loved Loved Loved Loved)

12. Get Up Offa That Thing / Release The Pressure

13. Body Heat, Part 1